Nine weeks smoke free

Nine weeks.

No smokes

Except for the occasional weakening

The weakening is good because it proves that I could be back to 30 a day in an instant. I stopped for two years back in 98 and had myself fooled that I could have the occasional smoke without it worrying me. Went to the 'States to stay with friends ... all smokers.... By the time I came home I was back to 25 Winnies a day.

Antismoking Crusaders are the pits. Self righteous prats to the last one. The evangelistic ex-smokers are no better, but they're not doing it out of some altruistic crusade for a better society, hell no it's purely selfish they're just preaching to themselves. It's their way of keeping on the wagon. If they spout the BS loud enough and long enough they brainwash themselves.

All the crap the ASH types sprout is so much nonsense. All their bloody ads on TV just remind me how much I want a smoke.

It's pure economics. My wallet is heavier to the tune of about 80 bucks a week or whatever a pack of 25 Winnies a day would cost. That's it, nothing else - full stop! If I could get my smokes for free, I'd smoke. If I won the Lotto tomorrow I'd start smoking again. But I don't want to ..... Why ? because when I gave up the last time after about 6 or eight months my sinuses opened up and I woke up one morning without a dry mouth.... now THAT rocked. But it's something that a nonsmoker would probably never understand.